What Do You Do For A Living?

[hunterwold1]

Ordained Methodist clergy on loan to the Presbyterians. I really enjoy the Presbyterian blend as well. In addition to being a part-time pulpit supply minister for a Presbyterian congregation in Quebec Canada I am also the full time sexton-caretaker for a large United Church. Hence the need for some quiet moments with the pipe. Helps keep me sane! My three top blends are Frog Morton's Cellar, Boswell's Northwoods, and S, Gawith's Squadron Leader.

 

[undermidnight]

Software developer for a scientific abstracting company. Part time telescope maker.
Jason

 

[dpkrause]

Did 8 years with the Navy. Now I work at a commercial power plant making sure the water is really clean. In other words I am a glorified pool boy, but it does pay the bills.

 

[bphilli75]

Nearly fifteen years with a very large telecom company - currently an account executive. I support, train, coach, audit, consult for leadership, etc. for several retail stores.

 

[mlyvers]

I work as a systems operator (wet end) for a chemical company, I have 34+ years of service. retired volunteer firefighter in Lyndon ky. I was 19 yrs old when I started with zeochem.
take care all.

mike.

 

[irwinmetro]

I compose music scores for film, tv, dvd and CDs.

Very cool, any where we could hear your work?

 

[pipeinhand]

Out of high school worked for a chevy dealer, then worked for one of the government's XXA's for 9 years. Came home and went into telecommunications working in a huge service agency, you know, call this 800 number sort of thing. Quit there and started my own long distance telephone company and was CTO for 12 years. Found a fellow to buy it so retired and founded Jack Lee Blend tobacco co.

 

[jbbaldwin]

jbbaldwin: I taught High School band for a year in Pitsburg, Ohio after I graduated from the University of Dayton. Then it was Elementary General Music for a year here in Illinois (that, was not too fun). I'm hoping to stay mostly out of the teaching-in-the-schools thing now though. I do enough lessons, and our new company will be offering classes and ensembles. Still, cool to see others in the field.
Is Cello your main instrument? I'm percussion, focused down mostly on Jazz Vibraphone.

I'm with you on the elementary level. Maybe when I get older and more mellow...

French horn was my major instrument, but, teaching strings, I spend all my time with the cello now.

 

[lonestar]

I drove 18 wheelers for the last few years, until I decided I want to make pipes for a living. Now I'm a starving artist :D

 

[pdmus]

Hey irwinmetro - I'm not sure I can post my website here. I'll give it a shot... put the words together, so to speak -
www . peter davison . com
There's lots of my music on there. You can hear my CDs (full length, not 30 sec clips like itunes, and free to listen to, although... a sale = a tin of tobacco!).

 

[brudnic1]

Semi retired psychiatrist/physician

 

[checotah]

Retired 5 years ago after 45 as (variously) CFO, COO, Exec VP, & CEO for manufacturing corporations. Currently volunteer as business counselor with the Small Business Administration through the local university, specializing in corporate management.

 

[PlanxtyPipes]

Software Engineer/Web Developer

 

[voorhees]

pdmus,
I love this type of music for relaxation. I closed my eyes and actually dozed off....at my desk...at work. Good job!
Future, Present, Past

 

[erichbaumer]

For now, undergrad. Later, grad school and then teaching clueless college students like myself.

 

[pdmus]

voorhees -
Thanks for your kind words! The first track on Future, Present, Past ("Sip of Wine") won the Best Song of the Year, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, New Age Ambient, 2010.

 

[voorhees]

And a fine tune it is.

 

[canadianbiggame]

I've been in the Military for 11 years, infantry for 7 and now I am an aircraft structures tech in the RCAF.

 

[screamsalvation]

I.T. Tech for a law enforcement agency and teach night classes as an adjunct at a local community college. I freelanced for some smaller agencies and companies when I had free time in the past but only do it now for friends. Hopefully going to go full time at the college this fall so I can exit the political mine field that my job has become.

 

[surtrungr]

Joined the Army at 18 years old (37F Psychological Special Operations Airborne), served about four years and decided to pursue a safer way to spend my days. Worked in a pattern making shop as a general helper, watching old timers hand craft crazy shapes to a couple thousandths of an inch for foundry casting master patterns.
Currently - I've worked in private contract security for five years, full time. Put myself through medical x ray tech school - waiting on a call back for a CAT scan job at the moment. I also run a small business doing hand made goods and art - blacksmithing, chainmail, jewelry, leather working, and whatever other art media strikes my fancy. I'm 25 years old and been puffin' on a pipe since I was 19.